How many people set their OWN planet type to ICE??

[Nitram Draw]

I generally pick Gas giant because the smallest I've seen is a medium and most are huge. Once you convert the atmosphere you can build tons of facilities.
I find you get as better game by doing the following:
Pick only colonize home planet type option.
Pick th ehome planet type of the majority of the AI you are adding. If possible choose all players that have the same type of home planet.
This makes all colonizable planets more valuable.